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East Riding of Yorkshire vs Wakefield
East Riding of Yorkshire (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~343k people) · Wakefield (Yorkshire and The Humber, England · ~352k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: East Riding of Yorkshire leads on 5, Wakefield on 2. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
East Riding of Yorkshire
£39,307/yr
Around UK average
Wakefield
£35,833/yr
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 10% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
East Riding of Yorkshire
£225,000
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Wakefield
£200,000
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Wakefield: 13% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
East Riding of Yorkshire
£709/mo
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Wakefield
£787/mo
Better than 76% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 11% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
East Riding of Yorkshire
£2,466/yr
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Wakefield
£2,297/yr
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Wakefield: £169 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
East Riding of Yorkshire
50.8/1k
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Wakefield
108.4/1k
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 113% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
East Riding of Yorkshire
15.6
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Wakefield
27.3
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: lower average deprivation score (15.6 vs 27.3).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
East Riding of Yorkshire
96.3%
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Wakefield
91.5%
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
East Riding of Yorkshire: 4.8 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
East Riding of Yorkshire
Rent takes 22% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.7× median annual pay
Wakefield
Rent takes 26% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 5.6× median annual pay
Full East Riding of Yorkshire profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Wakefield profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.